The Mesa Jackrabbits will head out to square off against the Hamilton Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mesa is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Campo Verde, who was ranked fifth at the time (Mesa was ranked first). Mesa walked away with a 3-1 win over Campo Verde on Friday. The Jackrabbits' winning goal came courtesy of Ivan Soto.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hamilton). Their defense stepped up to hand O'Connor a 3-0 shutout on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Mesa pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five contests. As for Hamilton, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything went Mesa's way against Hamilton in their previous matchup back in February, as Mesa made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mesa since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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